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re: If you have kids starting to search for college/career... what is left worth pursuing?
Posted on 2/5/24 at 3:35 pm to concrete_tiger
Posted on 2/5/24 at 3:35 pm to concrete_tiger
I got one doing the Engineerings and one doing the Masters in Social Works.
Neither of those fields is going away in 40 yrs.
Neither of those fields is going away in 40 yrs.
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Posted on 2/5/24 at 3:36 pm to concrete_tiger
Welder or plant operator
Posted on 2/5/24 at 3:38 pm to stelly1025
quote:I second this. My youngest son got his bachelors in Professional Aviation from LaTech. Flies for a regional right out of Idaho right now. Makes great money. First year 1st officers start at $90/hr. Captains start at $150. He just started his captain training this week. Wants to eventually move on to a major airline.
Aviation
Makes his own schedule. Travels for free in his spare time. If I could do it all over again, I would absolutely be a pilot.
Posted on 2/5/24 at 3:40 pm to Gaston
No you don’t want your son to go into turf management unless you want him to join a very high stress, long hours with little pay until you get to the top. My brother has been in it for nearly 25 years and it is very high stress. He works nearly 75 hours a week in the Spring and Summer
Posted on 2/5/24 at 3:43 pm to kciDAtaE
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Veterinarian
I woudnt suggest anyone to do this now, especially a male going to LSU.
Vets dont make good money as compared to the cost of the education unless they own the practice
Posted on 2/5/24 at 3:47 pm to concrete_tiger
well the good thing about law I guess is that most of the law makers have a law background or have a lawyer in their back pocket
so they well make themselves required by legislation if necessary
But it is a bitch of field if you dont have a scholarship to law school or if you don't have a job waiting for you when you get out
I think engineering will be a quality field for a good long while
so they well make themselves required by legislation if necessary
But it is a bitch of field if you dont have a scholarship to law school or if you don't have a job waiting for you when you get out
I think engineering will be a quality field for a good long while
Posted on 2/5/24 at 3:48 pm to Deactived
You will if you open a 24 hr ER vet clinic.
This post was edited on 2/5/24 at 3:50 pm
Posted on 2/5/24 at 3:50 pm to concrete_tiger
My oldest is graduating in May in civil engineering. Every interview he's had he's been offered a job.
Having lot of road construction in front of my office so have talked to a couple civil engineers a few times and all have told me they use to start recruiting seniors in college but now have to start in freshmen/sophomore year since it's so competitive.
May not be a lucrative as some of the other fields of engineering but there's definitely a need out there
Having lot of road construction in front of my office so have talked to a couple civil engineers a few times and all have told me they use to start recruiting seniors in college but now have to start in freshmen/sophomore year since it's so competitive.
May not be a lucrative as some of the other fields of engineering but there's definitely a need out there
Posted on 2/5/24 at 3:57 pm to financetiger
They dont make much money compared to regular vet offices. Theres only 3 in the city with one being LSU.
Posted on 2/5/24 at 3:59 pm to concrete_tiger
Thanks for all the downvotes... seemed like a straightforward question. Sorry to have offended your sensibilities.
Thanks to those with legitimate replies... helpful to me, an d hopefully to others.
Thanks to those with smartass replies... that's what this place is about.
Thanks to those with legitimate replies... helpful to me, an d hopefully to others.
Thanks to those with smartass replies... that's what this place is about.
Posted on 2/5/24 at 4:02 pm to concrete_tiger
Healthcare but get ready for forced vaccinations
Posted on 2/5/24 at 4:05 pm to concrete_tiger
Health care is a safe bet.
Posted on 2/5/24 at 4:06 pm to concrete_tiger
Engineer, get a 3.4+ GPA, then top 10 MBA. Hard not to have many offers inching towards 200k with that
This post was edited on 2/5/24 at 4:07 pm
Posted on 2/5/24 at 4:06 pm to stelly1025
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Aviation
Too many people discount this. I have a good friend whose son went to La Tech and earned a degree in aviation. He started with a regional carrier and now flies international for delta.
He'll pick up any international route. He's in his early 30s, seeing the world on their nickle and is making a fantastic living.
Posted on 2/5/24 at 4:08 pm to mikelbr
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I got one doing the Engineerings and one doing the Masters in Social Works. Neither of those fields is going away in 40 yrs.
My wife is an LCSW/Psychotherapist. She is independent, doesn’t take insurance and makes 100K+ part time. She turns down more clients than she takes in because she only wants to work 2.5 days per week. She charges $165-$200 per hour.
Posted on 2/5/24 at 4:12 pm to concrete_tiger
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So many fields threatened by imported slave labor (H1B)
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Engineering
I know more H1Bs in engineering than anything else. And I don't know anyone with engineering degrees that have been hurt by it.
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Engineering or Law, maybe both.
Getting both is an interesting prospect. It opens a few doors for a lawyer, as I understand it. Patent law comes to mind.
Posted on 2/5/24 at 4:19 pm to concrete_tiger
My advice is "do what you want to" and screw all that noise.
I had 3 jobs in mind when I was an adolescent:
Merchant Marine officer
Musician
Computer programmer
I was told that the repeal of the Jones Act was imminent, that musicians don't make shite, and that computer programming would soon be done largely by underpaid Indians.
The last of these arguments seemed the most absurd to me, so I majored in computer science.
I had 3 jobs in mind when I was an adolescent:
Merchant Marine officer
Musician
Computer programmer
I was told that the repeal of the Jones Act was imminent, that musicians don't make shite, and that computer programming would soon be done largely by underpaid Indians.
The last of these arguments seemed the most absurd to me, so I majored in computer science.
Posted on 2/5/24 at 4:26 pm to ATXTiger64
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So many fields threatened by imported slave labor (H1B), exportation, automation, or obsoleting.
How about a career/degree in designing, engineering, or R&M on the hardware & software that run the automated processes
That is an electrical or mechanical degree, though sometimes you will see chemicals there specifically in process controls There are a few places that offer controls/automation-specific sub-disciplines under either the mechanical or electrical curriculum.
I have worked in control systems and automation for over 30 years. I have a mechanical engineering degree.
Posted on 2/5/24 at 4:28 pm to mdomingue
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And I don't know anyone with engineering degrees that have been hurt by it.
If you know any engineers you do. What part of supply and demand is lost here? Effectively the hardest degrees don’t pay top dollar because we can import people to work for cheaper…hell, they’ll live 10 to a house in Si Valley. You go try and find a white device physicist (EE).
Posted on 2/5/24 at 5:10 pm to Gaston
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If you know any engineers you do.
I know dozens and if you count people I have had brief contact with hundreds. I have an engineering degree and have been part of the hiring process at a couple of companies..
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What part of supply and demand is lost here?
The part where demand outpaces supply in this particular area. The H1Bs I see are not displacing anyone, from what I have seen within the areas I am involved. Even when hiring, the people applying were not jobless, just looking to move to a different city or switch companies.
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Effectively the hardest degrees don’t pay top dollar because we can import people to work for cheaper…hell, they’ll live 10 to a house in Si Valley. You go try and find a white device physicist (EE).
I don't live in that area but the few guys I know who live in Seattle have EEs and are white making mid 6-figure or 7-figure incomes working at a gaming company. The H1B guys I do know who are working near me are making the same as other engineers with similar jobs and experience. Admittedly, that may be different for other areas, I can only speak to what I have seen.
I have never seen "them" living 10 to a house.
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